High speed lister with automatic verification of listing accuracy



April 12 19 60 F. A. FOSS HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF LISTING ACCURACY Filed NOV. 13, 1957 ODD [[[MII mm: [mm

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INVENTOR.

FRED. A. FOSS BY 2 a g E ATTORNEY A. Foss 2,932,249 STER WITH AUTOMATIC 0F LISTING ACCURACY 61 Sheets-Sheet 2 April 12, 1960 F.

HIGH SPEED LI VERIFICATION Flled Nov 13 1957 I Aprll 12, 1960 F. A. FOSS 2,932,249

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2.335 wvmwwz F. A. FOSS HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION 0F LISTING ACCURACY Filed Nov. 13, 1957 61 Sheets-Sheet 4 FIG.4 '13 '13- FIG. 40

DIGIT SEARCH IMPULSES T SEARCH DRIVE MAJOR EXIT MINOR NOR EXIT CONTROL STOP MINOR SEQUENCE COMPARISON ERROR STOP Apnl 12, 1960 F; A. Foss 2,932,249

HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION 0F LISTING ACCURACY Filed Nov. 13, 1957 61 Sheets-Sheet 5 CAM START 8| PRlNT CYCLES MI21'MIHO CHECK CYCLE M121 M140 CHECK CYCLE MI1- MI GIT SEARCH EX L33 454 MATRIX GK.

1 H1P-3 RELAYS PU PU L1 COLUMN SELECT T CHECK PRINT 21 36 GE READ-F2 s7 3? STORAGE READ- F1 Fl ELD SE LECTOR Aprll 12, 1960 F. A. FOSS 299321249 HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF LISTING ACCURACY Filed Nov. 13, 1957 61 Sheets-Sheet 6 FIG. 4c

smew smns 8|PR|NT POSITIONS /-LH' CHECK 4 PRINT CYCLES MI21-MIHO I N0 CARD CHECK- CHECK CYCLE M10 [L34 SEARCH men SEARCH CHECK CYCLE Mia-M14038 "151' IMPULSES msn SEARCH I I r- 'za H @l 47' L25 V1.35 i 14' 2 MAJOR EXIT; I

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F. A. FOSS HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF LISTING ACCURACY Filed Nov. 13, 1957 61 Sheets-Sheet 7 1 AND HOPPER CL.

STAZ CL L6 SIM. PRINT POSITION L1 1 MI- 24 55 ERO ST CYCLE PU ZERO AND SUPPRESSION CHECKING CONTACTS- FlG.4d

PRINTER l MAGNETS-54C uz/ I April 12, 1960 2,932,249

F. A. FOSS HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION 0F LISTING ACCURACY Filed Nov. 13, 1957 61 Sheets-Sheet 8 EXIT INDICATING CARD C LUTCHI N6 CONTROL CARRIAGE CONTROL CARRIAGE Z 0 NE TRANSLATOR ZONE AND NUMERIC JUNCTIONS C KING 36(6 GROUPS OF 6 ERROR STO FlG.4e

L L12 E April 12, 1960 F. A. Foss igfi51g LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC 2932249 T ON OF LISTING ACCURAC Filed 1957 Y 61 Sheets-Sheet 9 J km L4 STATION 1 a 'sT 2 1 HOPPER CL. CL. I2, IS'

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HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF LISTING ACCURACY Filed Nov. 13, 1957 61 Sheets-Sheet l ELECT. CHECK CYCLE ELECT. PRINT CYCLE 2111; M INOPERATIVE, THYRATRON SET-UP) TYPE RELAYS B/ ENERGIZED AND j D DEENERGIZED COMPARING' E \SIGNAL c SEARCH A CHECKlNG W.E.6 HOLDS LIST G SELECTION RELAYS G J LPD- sEL l'z' T lou 1 HOLD RELAYS F L|ST SELECTION 1 HOLD; \.4 RELAYS DROP OUT aofi-ao- -7o A V M11 M M MIHO MH M120 M1110 JL I MI PULSE I r J I Y I I -1 }-DELAY l l I IDEAL M1 OVERLAPING OUTPUT PULSES OUTPUT PULSES PULSES OUTPUT PULSES WITH PULLDOWN WITH PULLDOWN 81 DUE TO CAPACITY POTENTIAL CONTROL DELAY BETWEEN PULSE FIG.8

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61 Sheets-Sheet 11 F. A. FOSS HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF LISTING ACCURACY April 12, 1960 Filed Nov. 13, 1957 TO READ HEADS(FIG.44)

TO READ HEAD LINE PULL oowu (FIG.14)

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F. A. FOSS HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF LISTING ACCURACY Filed Nov. 13, 1957 Sheets-Sheet l3 MATRIX INTER ECTION UNITS 33-21! $417 21? tijzw 34 21? 35 247 36 217 Syd- 217 gi l-217 217 95- 21! 97--211 Ma INV& 206 mm 206 mva 2o6\ CF 204 GIL/254 CF 204 CF 4 424242422-L2-L2-12-+2-1 a FIG. 6c

F955 R WITH AUTOMATIC HIGH SPEED LISTE VERIFICATION OF LISTING ACCURACY DRIVE COMPARING April 12, 1960 Filed Nov. 13, 1957 GRID DRIVE 207 FIG.'? $34 TO CHECKING CONTACTS OF PRINTER UNIT TO SHIELD GRIDS OF PRINT SET-UP AND INDICATING THYRATRONS COMP. PULLDOWN TO CHECKING CONTACTS OF PRINTER UNIT DISTRIBUTORS T0 SHIELD GRIDS OF PRINT SET-UPG INDICATING THYRATRONS TO uun's 35,35 a

T0 UNITS 35. 35's 148 F IG.1 O

April 12 1960 F. A. FOSS HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC 2932249 VERIFICATION 0F LISTING ACCURACY 61 Sheets-Sheet 16 Filed Nov. 13,- 1957 IIL FROM READER CONTROL UNITS 92 AND 92'(F|G.26)

April 12, 1960 F. A. Foss HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF LISTING ACCURACY 61 Sheets-Sheet 17 Filed Nov. 13, 1957 PIC-3.120

April 12, 1960 F. A. Foss HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF LISTING ACCURACY 61 Sheets-Sheet 18 Filed Nov. 15, 1957 April 12, 1960 F. A. FOSS HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION 0F LISTING ACCURACY 61 Sheets-Sheet 19 Filed Nov. 13, 1957 amp 6E h 1 59+ mwm 5 2.:

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HIGH SPEED LISTER WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF us'rmc ACCURACY 61 Sheets-Sheet 20 Filed Nov. 13, 1957 woamm U211 52% E to AQNGEVJOEFZOQ mmo mm 20mm 

